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Just before that game, Montenegro had tattooed the number "22" in his nape (a number which means "the crazy man" in
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Montenegro started to play basketball at 5 years old, taking advantage of his unusual height at that age. He debuted in the Senior category of Club
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I have a very big problem, which usually happens to talented people... I have skills to make something that I could not be fulfilled with. I always had that inner struggle against basketball.
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781:"From Argentina To 76ers: A Player's 11-year Quest" - philly.com
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Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players
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in Portland. Montenegro took part of a team that also had
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Cabrera played today's basketball, but 30 years before.
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850:"Hernán Montenegro bio on Basquete website"
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687:Winner of the 1991 Argentine League
1276:Obras Sanitarias basketball players
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652:, playing along with raising star
447:Argentina national basketball team
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892:"Se despidió el Loco del básquet"
79:2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
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881:"Hernán Montenegro se confiesa"
803:"A los 45 no compito con nadie"
591:1992 Tournament of the Americas
1301:Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
1296:Sportspeople from Bahía Blanca
660:Return and definite retirement
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823:Diario Los Andes, 2012-04-05
617:as its outstanding players.
474:1986 FIBA World Championship
364:(born August 8, 1966) is an
323:Career highlights and awards
1286:Pallacanestro Pavia players
650:Club Sportivo Independiente
532:Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
354:at Basketball-Reference.com
16:Argentine basketball player
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362:Hernán Abel Montenegro
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62:Buenos Aires Province
1251:Centers (basketball)
695:Argentine League MVP
551:Sport Club Cañadense
485:Gigantes de Carolina
469:as its star player.
331:Argentine League MVP
167:Gigantes de Carolina
37:Personal information
525:Return to Argentina
501:Philadelphia Sixers
234:Dep. Valle Inferior
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666:Río Negro Province
463:Ferro Carril Oeste
457:(LNB) playing for
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415:Pan American Games
251:Independiente (GP)
104:Philadelphia 76ers
97:: 3rd round, 57th
84:Career information
31:Montenegro in 2009
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58:Bahía Blanca
1231:1966 births
625:Late career
391:or Spanish
291:Villa Mitre
68:Nationality
1225:Categories
1060:Wolkowyski
1020:Montenegro
896:Perfil.442
860:2011-12-07
768:References
732:or I were.
615:Larry Bird
536:Juan Espil
419:Montevideo
417:hosted in
370:basketball
307:2010, 2012
48:1966-08-10
1161:Quinteros
1076:Farabello
1012:Milanesio
996:Milanesio
689:slam dunk
646:Venezuela
577:Argentina
366:Argentine
267:1999–2000
90:NBA draft
71:Argentine
1185:Williams
1169:Herrmann
1068:Herrmann
837:La Razón
743:passion!
726:Ginóbili
697:in 1995.
691:contest.
451:Medellín
110:Position
1177:Aguirre
1129:Jackson
1113:Mikulas
1084:Lábaque
1052:Campana
988:Campana
980:Campana
972:Campana
937:La Liga
491:of the
383:Piculín
374:centers
368:former
257:1998–99
247:1997–98
231:1996–97
221:1995–96
211:1994–95
201:1993–94
196:Brescia
183:1990–91
173:1989–90
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1193:Tucker
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956:Filloy
954:1987:
808:Clarín
679:Honors
631:Lega 2
459:Olimpo
399:Career
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333:(1995)
157:Olimpo
137:Olimpo
120:Number
114:Center
1036:Racca
1028:Racca
1004:Espil
748:Notes
673:heart
506:Giant
465:with
385:Ortiz
381:José
346:Stats
1209:Mata
1201:Deck
613:and
597:and
493:NCAA
297:2009
287:2006
277:2001
239:1997
193:1992
153:1988
143:1987
133:1986
95:1988
42:Born
942:MVP
512:NBA
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